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A Successful En Bloc Excision of a Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma With Distal Splenopancreatectomy

Retroperitoneal sarcomas are considered a rare type of malignant tumors, accounting for fewer than one-fifth of all cases. Among all malignancies, the incidence of soft tissue sarcomas is approximately 1%. It constitutes 38% of soft tissue sarcomas in liposarcomas. Putting it that way may better ind...

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Autor principal: Moshref, Leena H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8601396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34820222
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18903
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description Retroperitoneal sarcomas are considered a rare type of malignant tumors, accounting for fewer than one-fifth of all cases. Among all malignancies, the incidence of soft tissue sarcomas is approximately 1%. It constitutes 38% of soft tissue sarcomas in liposarcomas. Putting it that way may better indicate that liposarcomas are a rare tumor. They are frequently asymptomatic until they become large enough to compress the adjacent organs. As a result, it must be validated using appropriate imaging modalities, for example, computed tomography (CT) abdomen or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abdomen with contrast. The preferred treatment is complete surgical resection. The patient presented with vague symptoms. She had a CT abdomen with contrast, as well as an MRI abdomen. Both images revealed the presence of a giant sarcoma displacing the pancreas and left kidney posteriorly and the transverse colon inferomedially. The patient underwent en bloc resection of the mass with distal splenopancreatectomy. The patient tolerated the procedure well and was discharged on day 6 postoperatively in a stable state. Giant liposarcoma is a rare and aggressive form of sarcoma. Because of the unique presentation, it is difficult to diagnose clinically. CT scans with MRIs are viable imaging modalities for determining tumor extent and ruling out any vascular invasion. Complete surgical resection of liposarcoma is a treatment of choice. En bloc resection of retroperitoneal sarcoma with distal splenopancreatectomy can be performed successfully and safely.
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spelling pubmed-86013962021-11-23 A Successful En Bloc Excision of a Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma With Distal Splenopancreatectomy Moshref, Leena H Cureus General Surgery Retroperitoneal sarcomas are considered a rare type of malignant tumors, accounting for fewer than one-fifth of all cases. Among all malignancies, the incidence of soft tissue sarcomas is approximately 1%. It constitutes 38% of soft tissue sarcomas in liposarcomas. Putting it that way may better indicate that liposarcomas are a rare tumor. They are frequently asymptomatic until they become large enough to compress the adjacent organs. As a result, it must be validated using appropriate imaging modalities, for example, computed tomography (CT) abdomen or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abdomen with contrast. The preferred treatment is complete surgical resection. The patient presented with vague symptoms. She had a CT abdomen with contrast, as well as an MRI abdomen. Both images revealed the presence of a giant sarcoma displacing the pancreas and left kidney posteriorly and the transverse colon inferomedially. The patient underwent en bloc resection of the mass with distal splenopancreatectomy. The patient tolerated the procedure well and was discharged on day 6 postoperatively in a stable state. Giant liposarcoma is a rare and aggressive form of sarcoma. Because of the unique presentation, it is difficult to diagnose clinically. CT scans with MRIs are viable imaging modalities for determining tumor extent and ruling out any vascular invasion. Complete surgical resection of liposarcoma is a treatment of choice. En bloc resection of retroperitoneal sarcoma with distal splenopancreatectomy can be performed successfully and safely. Cureus 2021-10-19 /pmc/articles/PMC8601396/ /pubmed/34820222 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18903 Text en Copyright © 2021, Moshref et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title A Successful En Bloc Excision of a Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma With Distal Splenopancreatectomy
title_full A Successful En Bloc Excision of a Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma With Distal Splenopancreatectomy
title_fullStr A Successful En Bloc Excision of a Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma With Distal Splenopancreatectomy
title_full_unstemmed A Successful En Bloc Excision of a Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma With Distal Splenopancreatectomy
title_short A Successful En Bloc Excision of a Giant Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma With Distal Splenopancreatectomy
title_sort successful en bloc excision of a giant retroperitoneal liposarcoma with distal splenopancreatectomy
topic General Surgery
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8601396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34820222
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18903
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